DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — A group of Bangladeshi entrepreneurs who built their businesses overseas are preparing to invest nearly 10 billion Bangladeshi taka ($82 million) back home, bringing together expatriate capital and expertise in an effort to create jobs and strengthen Bangladesh’s economy. The UAE-based business leaders want to put mo...
ALGIERS, Algeria (MNTV) — Algerian scientist Belkacem Haba has secured his 666th U.S. patent, extending a research record centered on microelectronics, semiconductor systems and other advanced technologies, according to Dzair Tube news. The newest patent involves microscopic conductive structures and magnetic inductive components used in semic...
MALÉ, Maldives (MNTV) — Maldives has established a 600 million Maldivian rufiyaa ($39 million) fund to help employees leaving state-owned companies start their own businesses as the government moves to substantially reduce the workforce of loss-making and financially strained public enterprises. The program is designed to provide an alternativ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (MNTV) — Iran and Iraq have agreed to work toward easing banking restrictions and improving financial mechanisms between the two countries as they seek to expand economic cooperation. Iranian Central Bank Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati discussed banking and economic issues with Iraqi Central Bank Governor Nizar Nasser Hussein and I...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has secured preferential tariff access for nearly all of its exports to South Korea under a landmark bilateral trade agreement, giving the South Asian nation a significant boost as it prepares to lose the special trade benefits available to the world’s least developed countries. The Comprehensive Eco...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh is set to begin infrastructure development for a long-delayed Chinese-backed industrial zone that officials hope will accelerate manufacturing, attract hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign investment and strengthen the country’s position as a regional export hub. The launch marks a major step i...
MALÉ, Maldives (MNTV) — A local council in the Maldives has unveiled an ambitious plan to install rooftop solar panels on every home on the northern island of Hanimaadhoo, as the low-lying archipelago seeks to expand renewable energy and reduce households’ dependence on costly imported fuel. The Hanimaadhoo Council said it will begin sur...
ALGIERS, Algeria (MNTV) — The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved $878 million in financing for the second phase of Algeria’s Laghouat–Ghardaïa–El Meniaa railway project, advancing a major transport corridor intended to improve domestic connectivity and strengthen regional trade. The funding will finance construction of the 230-...
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (MNTV) — The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has committed up to $15 million in long-term financing to Grands Hôtels de Mauritanie (GHM) to expand the operations of Mauritania’s first internationally branded five-star hotel and support the country’s growing business ...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Egypt is stepping up efforts to expand its digital freelance workforce as part of a broader strategy to increase technology service exports and strengthen the country’s position as a leading destination for global IT offshoring. Speaking at the WorkShift Summit 2026, Mahmoud Sofrata, Vice President for Market Develo...
